Snipers are a special breed, warriors with a combination of shooting skill, cunning, and patience. Military history has shown that a single sniper in the right place at the right time can change the course of battle, even in the face of overwhelming odds.
Here are the five most legendary snipers of all time:
1. U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Adelbert Waldron
(Photo: Waldron family archives)
As a member of the 9th Infantry Division, he was assigned to PBR boats patrolling the Mekong Delta, at one point making a confirmed kill from a moving boat at 900 yards.
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Sure, the campsite you’ve just pulled into might be wired for AC power so you can conveniently hook up and get your camper up and running comfortably. But often, that power poses problems. It can be unpredictable, short out, or, even worse, not actually be available for use. That’s where investing in an RV generator can be especially beneficial. A portable on-the-go power source that’ll generate all of the electricity you need, keeping everything from your smartphone to your TV to your air conditioning running smoothly.
For decades, Hollywood has been making military-based films that have touched Americans with great characters and stunning imagery. Not every movie has a high budget, but it’s the attention to detail that veterans respect when their branch is accurately represented on the big screen.
But still, some filmmakers get it wrong. So here’s a simple list of flaws that can be easily avoided when making your next epic war movie.
1. Screwing Up Rank
In 2005’s “Jarhead” based on the book by former Marine Sniper Anthony Swofford, Dave Fowler is labeled as a private first class, or Pfc.
Rami Malek portrays “Snafu” in HBO’s “The Pacific.” (HBO).
“Band Of Brothers” is an iconic series. It has great action, compelling story arcs, and, most importantly, all-American characters fighting a morally justified war. Yes, bad things happen, and it isn’t all sunshine, but the prevailing sentiment of the show can perhaps best be described as “inspired.” As in, It often inspires people to contact their nearest U.S. Army recruiter.
“The Pacific,” on the other hand, has no such effect. Quite the opposite, really.
“We completely understand the public’s concern about futuristic robots feeding on the human population, but that is not our mission,” is a sentence no one should ever have had to say. That was Harry Schoell, CEO of one of the companies making this robot, after a panic-filled scientific world started rumors of corpse-eating robots. The rest of that statement goes:
“We are focused on demonstrating that our engines can create usable, green power from plentiful, renewable plant matter. The commercial applications alone for this earth-friendly energy solution are enormous.
We can all agree that the Nazi Party was a band of terrifyingly cruel, delusional sickos. What you may not know, however, is that Hitler’s SS minions were also sometimes really, really dumb. From failed propaganda campaigns to ridiculous assassination attempts, the Germans were not short on weird.
1. Operation Holy Hitler (aka let’s kill Pope Pius XXII)
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In some ways, Hitler was kind of an understated guy. He was a vegetarian, didn’t like smoking, and wore pants like this. But mostly, as we know, he was an egotistical maniac.
“American Sniper” opens looking down the barrel of a military sniper rifle. The view moves in close to reveal the bearded face of Chris Kyle (played by Bradley Cooper) behind the scope. He watches U.S. Marines below him searching houses before spotting an Iraqi mother and a young boy.
“She’s got an RKG Russian grenade, she’s handing it to the kid,” he says. And with that the audience enters the sniper’s world of split-second decisions.
Military working dogs hold a special place in the hearts of the troops who work with them. In a practical sense, they’re treated with the same honor and respect as any other troop.
They have a ceremony when they receive awards and are buried with military honors. They hold a rank, and as tradition dictates, one higher than their handler. It’s a tongue-in-cheek custom to ensure the handler treats them properly while giving the working dog some leeway to be a dog if they ever disobey an order.
They have very specific skills tailored to each mission.
In the opening weeks of his presidency, President Donald Trump has set an intense pace in his use of unmanned aerial vehicles — commonly referred to as drone strikes — to wield deadly force, according to a new article from Micah Zenko, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Trump has launched 30 drone strikes over the first 41 days in his administration, including a reported 25 strikes in Yemen on March 2, which the Washington Post called “far more attacks in a single night than the United States has conducted in recent history.
(Screenshot from trailer/HBO).
“The Pacific,” the 2010 award-winning HBO series, followed the men of the 1st Marine Division during the brutal Pacific Campaign of World War II.
Produced by Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and Gary Goetzman, the 10-episode series focuses on the Marines as they fight from Guadalcanal to Peleliu and Okinawa. Their war is one of brutal and unforgiving jungle combat against a determined enemy. When they finally return from the war, they must reconcile what they did to survive in combat with the black-and-white notions of right and wrong that exist at home.